Grass Valley Aurora Playout v.7.0 - Manual (Page 182)

Within the Custom tab, you can enter additional asset metadata such as editor,
videographer, location and any other fields that had been listed. If you have the
Administrator privileges, you can add, edit, or delete custom metadata fields.
4. Click OK .
The new placeholder is created. The Clip ID and Date are set automatically when you
create a new placeholder. With metadata added to the placeholder, it will be searchable
and editable throughout MediaFrame clients.
Using MediaFrame in Housekeeper
MediaFrame components can be used within Housekeeper after the MediaFrame server
has been specified within the general setting of SDB Server.
Below are MediaFrame components that can be used with Housekeeper:
• Viewing and editing properties using MediaFrame metadata tab
• Searching assets within servers, MDIs and MediaFrame database
• Viewing asset via MediaFrame clip player
Viewing and editing metadata on clip properties
You can view the metadata of a clip on a separate tab within the clip properties window.
The clip properties window displays additional information such as clip story type,
category, editorial duration, description and other metadata, which are not shown in
the playlist.
1. Right-click on the placeholder and select View Properties to view the clip properties.
The Clip Properties window appears showing information on the Settings tab.
2. Click the Metadata tab to view metadata that had been created for the placeholder.
The metadata tab has 3 other additional tabs such as general, keywords and
custom.
182 Aurora Playout User Guide 14 April 2010
Managing Clips with Housekeeper